Wringer for anchor ropes



1. A. HOLZAPFEL.

WRINGER FOR ANCHOR HOPES.

APPLICATION FILED MAYZT, 1922. ABQ-, imma oct. 17, 31922.,

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John H. Holzayfel BMW mx ATTORNEYS Patented @et ll?, i922.. NETE@ PATNT y JOHN A. HOLZAPIEEL, F JACKSON, MICHIGAN.

WRINGER FOR ANCHOR ROPES.

Application filed May 27, 1922. Serial No. 564,261.

To all whom it may concern: prow of a boat. I provide a base plate 2 Be it known that I, .Ici-1N A. HOLZAPFEL, adapted to be mounted upon a boat, it being a citizen of the United States, residing at provided with screw holes 3 and 'with a the city and county of Jackson, State of downwardly projecting arma having ahole 60 5 Michigan, have invented certain new and 5 therein. At its front end this plate is prouseful Improvements in VVringers for Anvided with an eye 6 to which the painter chor Ropes, of which the following is a rope may be attached. The base plate is Specification, provided with rearwardly facing sockets 7 This invention relates to a wringer for anand 8 and with a laterally opening slot 9. 65

10 chor ropes. The socket 8 is tapered to receive the rear The main objects of this invention are: lug 10 of the pulley block base 11. This First, to provide a wringer for anchor base is also provided with a lug 12 adapted ropes which effectively removes the surplus to be engaged with the front socket 7 and water therefrom as the rope is hauled into has a slot 13 which is alignedwitli the slot 70 15 the boat and at the .same time is compara- 9 when the parts are in engagement.

tively easy to operate. The pulley block has aiXed side member Yl!- Second, to provide a wringer 'for anchor and a hinged side member 15,'the hinged side ropes which may be readily applied to a row member being pivoted to the .fixed side memboat or the like and removed therefrom as bei' at 1G. j The hinged side member has a 75 occasion requires. projection 'i7 which is adapted to close into Third, to provide an improved device oit' the slot 9 and a projection 18 adapted to the class described with which the rope may close in the space 19 between the sockets, be easily engaged or disengaged as occasion thereby locking the pulley block to the base. requires, i A relatively fixed wringer pulley 2O is 80 Further objects, and objects relating to mounted on the pin 21 carried by the fixed structural details, will deinitely appear side member 14, while a coacting movable Ylfrom the detailed description to follow. wringer pulley 22.is carried by the swinging I accomplish the objects ot my invention arm 23 pivoted at 2l on the lined side memby the devices and means described in the ber. A coiled spring 25 urges the wringer 85 i'ollowing specification. The invention is pulley 22 towards the pulley 20. The guide clearly defined and pointed out in the claims. pulley 26 is mounted on the pin 27 below er structure which is a preferred embodiand at the rear of the movable pulley so that .j ment of my invention is clearly illustrated a pull on the anchor rope 2S secures a wringin the accompanying drawing, Aforming a ing action thereon as it is drawn between the 9o l :i5 part ot this application, in which:A pulleys 2O and 22. The pin 29 or the Fig. I is a side elevation oiE my improved swinging pulley projects through the seganchor rope wringer mounted upon the prow mental slot 3() jin the side member 14.- and of a boat, the boat being shown conventionthrough the slot 3l in vthe side member l5. ally. c The slot 31 has an enlargement 32 at its rear 95 .j

i0 F ig. II is aside elevation with the hinged end to receive a head fill-i ot the pivot 29. pulley block plate open to show the manner The. swinging arm 23 has an extension Sel olf engaging and disengaging the rope. at its lower end which projects through a Fig. III is a plan view othe base. hole 35 in the swing side member and has an Fig. IV is a detail vertical section on a arm 34l havinga hole 3G therein adapted to 100 ll line corresponding to line 44 of Figs. II receive a lock, as 37, thereby locking the lj and III. swinging side member in closed position.

Fig. V is a detail vertical section on a line By swinging this side member open the corresponding to line 5-5 of Fig. II. anchor rope plate may be engaged or disenij Fig. VI is a vertical section on a line corgaged and when locked it vserves as a lock 105 j responding to line 6-6 of Fig. II. not only for retaining the rope but also locks In the drawing similar referencecharac-- the pulley block tothe base.

ters refer to similar parts throughout the A. laterally opening iXed jaw 38 is proseveral views and the sectional views are vided at the rear of the pulley 26 and a coj taken looking in the direction of the little acting pivot jaw 39 is mounted at 40 below 110 arrows at the ends oit the section lines. the jaw 38. A coiled spring 4.1 yieldingly il Referring to the drawing, 1 represents `the urges the pivot jaw 39 toward the fixed jaw.

Thus arranged, the rope may be engaged and disengaged by lateral swinging of the rope. The jaw 38 is preferably provided with a flag staff socket 12. The spring 25 holding the pin 33 normally in the reduced portion of the slot holds the .swinging side 18 in closed position.

With the parts thus arranged Vtheyl are very efficient and at the same time are simple and kecononfiical to produce.f

1 have illustrated and described a very practical embodiment. I have not attempted to illustrate or describe other embodiments or adaptations'as it is believed fthe disclosure made will Ienable those skilled in the art to wlich my invention relates to embody or adapt the salme as may be desired.

Having thus described my invention, what 1 claim as new and desire to secure by Letters lPatent, is:

1. In a device of the class described, the

"combination of la base plate 'having `a laterally opening anchor rope yslot at its front end and spaced rearwardly opening'pulley bloclk sockets, the rear socket being tapered, `a pulley block comprising a base member having 'headed lugs engageable with` said base plat'eso'ckets by a longitudinal movement and having a laterally opening' slot alined with said slot lof said lbase plate, a relatively fixed pulley block side member, a swinging pulley block side member hinged to the upper edge of said fixed side member and .provided with parts adapted to close into the Aanchor'rope opening and between 'the sockets of said 'base plate to lock the ,pulley block thereto, said side members being ,provided with aligned segmental slots, that ofthe swinging side member Ihaving an enlargement at its rear end, c'oacting wringer -pulleys,one being mounted (on said fixed side member labove said anchor rope slot, `a swinging supporting arm for the other wringer pulley pivotally mounted onsaid fixed side member `and provided with a -headed pulley journal disposed in, said slots in said side members, a sprinourging said arm yieldingly forward, and aguide pulley journaled on said 'fixed side member withits axis in a plane Vbelow that 'of the movable wringer pulley whereby 'the pull :upon the rope exerts a wringing pressure thereon.

2. In a device 'of Ithe class described, the combination of a base plate having spaced rearwardly opening pulley block sockets, the rear socket l"being tapered, a pulley block `comprising a I'base `member having lheaded `lugs engagea'ble with said base plate'sockets by a longitudinal movement, a relatively fixed pulley block side member, a swinging pulley block side member hinged to the vupper edge of said yfixed side member 'and provided with a part adapted to close 'between kthe sockets of said base plate to lock the -v ourn'aled on vsaid iixed side member with its yaxis in a plane below that of the movable wringer pulley whereby the pull upon the rope exerts a wringing pressure thereon.

3. In a devicel of the class described, the combinatio-n of a base plate having painter `eye anda laterally opening anchor rope slot at its front end and a pulley block socket, ay

pulley block comprising `a base member engageable 'withsaid socket having a laterally Iopening slot Ialigned with said slot of 'sai-d base'plate, a relatively fixed pulley block side member, and a swinging pulley block side member provided with a part adapted to close into the anchor rope l`openimg to lock "the pulley block to the base plate, ycoacting 'wringer pulleys, one being mounted on `said fixed side member above said lanchor rope slot, a swinging supporting `arm forth-e other wringer 'pulley pivotally mounted on said fixed side member, a spring urging said arm yieldlngly forward, a guide pulley g-ournalcd on said 'fixed `side member lbelow 4and lat the rear ofthe movable pulley, a laterally lopening fixed jaw at the rear end of said pulley block ybase member, and a -coa'ctin-g jaw witlrin said fixed aw, said fixed jaw having ya flag staff socket on its upper side.

' t. ln a device of Jthe -class described, the combination of a base plate having 'a Ipainter eye and a laterally opening anchor -rope slot atx-its frontend and a pulley Ablock socket, a

pulley block comprising a lbase member ven-v gageable withV said socket having a laterally 'openingslot aligned "with said slot of Asaid base plate, a relatively fixed pulley block side member, and a swinging pulley block iside member :provided with a Lpart adapted to close linto the anchor Irope opening 'to lock the pulley block to :the base plate,coa'cting wringer pulleys, lone being mounted said fixed side member` above said anchor rope slot, a swinging supporting arm for the otherv wringer pulley pivotally mounted on Isaid fixed-side member, a spring urging said Varm yieldingly forward, and a guide pulley journaled on said vixed side 'member "below and at the rear of the movable pulley.

5. 'In a device of the class described, the combination of a pulley V:block comprising a relatively *fixed pulley block side membena pivoted pulley block side member, said side members bei-ng provided with aligned segmental slots, that of the swinging side mem- Crt ber'having an enlargement at its rear end, coacting wringer pulleys, one being mounted on said fixed side member, a swinging supporting arm for the other wringer pulley pivotally mounted on said fixed side member and provided with a headed pulley journal disposed in said slots in said side members, and a guide pulley journaled on said fixed side member with its axis in a plane below that of the movable wringer pulley whereby the pull upon the rope exerts a wringing pressure thereon.

6. In a device of the class described, the combination of a pulley block comprising a relatively fixed ulley block side member, a pivoted pulley bllock side memiber, said side members being provided with aligned segmental slots, ooacting wringer pulleys, one being mounted on said fixed side member, a swinging supporting arm for the other wringer pulley pivotally mounted on said fixed side member, and a guide pulley journaled on said fixed side member with its axis in a plane below that of the movable wringer pulley whereby the pull upon the rope exerts a wringing pressure thereon.

7. In a device of the class described, the combination of a pulley block comprising a relatively fixed pulley block side member, a pivoted pulley block side member, said side members being provided with aligned segmental slots, coacting wringer pulleys, one being mounted on said fixed side member, a swinging supporting arm for the other wringer pulley pivotally mounted on said fixed side member, a guide pulley ournaled on said fixed side member with its axis in a plane below that of the movable wringer pulley whereby the pull upon the rope exerts a wringing pressure thereon, a laterally opening fixed jaw at the rear end of said pulley block side members, a coacting pivoted jaw mounted within said fixed jaw, and a spring urging said pivoted jaw towards said fixed jaw, said fixed 'j aw havii'ig a flag staff' socket on its upper side.

In a device oi the class described,

the combinationof a pulley block comprising a base member, a relatively fixed pulley block side member, and a swinging pulley block side member, coacting wringer pulleys, one being mounted on said fixed side member, a swinging supporting arm for the other wringer pulley pivotally mounted on said fixed side member, a spring urging said arm yieldingly forward, a guide pulley journaled on said fixed side member below and at the rear of the movable pulley, a laterally opening fixed jaw at the rear end of said pulley block base member, and a coacting jaw within said fixed jaw, said fixed jaw having a flag staff socket on its upper side.

9. In a device of the class described, the combination of a pulley block comprising a base member, a relatively xed pulley block side member, and a swinging pulley block side member, coacting wringer pulleys, one being mounted on said fixed side member, a swinging supporting arm for the other wringer pulley pivotallyl mounted on said fixed side member, a spring urging said arm yieldi-ngly forward, and a guide pulley journaled on said iixed side member below and at the rear of the movable pulley.

l0l In a device oi the class described, the combination of a pulley block, a pulley block side member, a pair of coacting wringer pulleys, one being mounted in a relatively fixed position, a swinging supporting arm for the other wringer pulley, a spring urging sai-d movable pulley yieldingly toward the swinging pulley, and a guide pulley dis posed at the rear of and in a plane below the axis of the swinging pulley.

1l. In a device of the class described, the combination of a pulley block, a pair oi' coacting wri-nger pulleys, one of which is movably mounted relative to the other, and a guide pulley disposed at the rear oi' and below the movable pulley, all coacting for the purpose specified.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal.

JoHN A. HoLZArFiiL.. n.. 

